The Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore. The Founder's Letters and the Papers Relating to its Dedication and its History up to the 1st January 1868

<p><i>The Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore</i> offers a detailed account of the founding and early history of this important cultural institution. This volume compiles the founder's letters and other essential papers documenting the dedication and development of the Institute up to January 1 1868.</p> <p>Readers interested in the history of American philanthropy the development of cultural institutions and the intellectual life of 19th-century Baltimore will find this collection invaluable. It sheds light on the vision of its founders and the early challenges and triumphs of establishing a center for arts and education. The book preserves primary source material relating to Johns Hopkins University and the Peabody Institute offering a unique glimpse into the aspirations of a burgeoning American city and its commitment to fostering knowledge and artistic expression.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>